SAN FRANCISCO -- Robbie Ray bounced back from his rocky season debut to keep Arizona's best start in franchise history going.
A.J. Pollock's defensive gem in center field to rob Aaron Hill of extra bases in the third inning was just as critical.
Ray pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning despite some control issues, Jake Lamb hit a bases-loaded triple and the Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Tuesday night.
"(Ray) gave us a quality outing," Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. "He's got a very aggressive fastball and when he locates that he can be very effective. He got in a great rhythm ... and he just started to really dial in."
Chris Iannetta added an RBI single, Pollock singled, scored and Yasmany Tomas added two hits for Arizona. The Diamondbacks won for the fourth time in six games against San Francisco.
Arizona improved to 7-2, matching its best start in franchise history.
Ray (1-0) settled in after pitching out of a pair of early jams and overcame matching his career high of five walks. He struck out eight and allowed four hits over 6 2/3 innings.
The left-hander also got some help from Pollock, who made a running catch on Hill's deep fly ball to center in the third, then slammed into the wall before quickly getting up to hold a runner at first.
"You take a couple good steps and think you might have a chance at it," Pollock said. "Then the last couple, it's decision time if you think you can make it or not. I just felt like I could have a chance at that ball and fortunate enough to catch it."
Fernando Rodney struck out pinch-hitter Brandon Crawford with the tying run at second to end the game. Rodney allowed two runs but earned his third save.
Eduardo Nunez had four hits and an RBI for San Francisco.
Lamb got to Jeff Samardzija (0-2) with his triple in the third to extend his hitting streak to eight games after the Giants starter gave up back-to-back singles and a one-out walk to load the bases. Gorkys Hernandez crashed into the center field wall chasing the ball, allowing all three runners to score easily.
"It was not an easy play," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "It looked like he had a shot there, he just didn't come with it and that was the difference in the game probably."
Samardzija allowed three runs over 6 2/3 innings with four walks and seven strikeouts.
PAYBACK?
Paul Goldschmidt was plunked by a 97 mph fastball from Samardzija in the first inning, one day after San Francisco catcher Buster Posey was hit in the head by a 94 mph fastball from Arizona's Taijuan Walker. Samardzija hit only one batter in 203 1/3 innings in 2016. Diamondbacks reliever Jorge De La Rosa hit pinch-hitter Conor Gillaspie with a pitch in the eighth.
MEDAL TIME
Crawford and closer Mark Melancon received their gold medals for being part of the US team that won the World Baseball Classic. Hitting coach Hensley Meulens, who managed the Netherlands, was also honored during the pregame ceremony.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Giants: Posey was placed on the seven-day disabled list with concussion symptoms before the game. Posey said he was feeling well but the Giants weren't taking any risks. "He's got some symptoms so we're being cautious," Bochy said. "You just have to be really careful about these things." ... Crawford was given a planned day off. Third baseman Nunez is scheduled be off Wednesday. ... Catcher Tim Federowicz had his contract purchased from Triple-A Sacramento to take Posey's spot, while RHP Clayton Blackburn was designated for assignment.
UP NEXT
The two teams meet for the seventh time in 11 days when they end the three-game series Wednesday. Matt Cain (0-0) tries to bounce back from his rough season debut for San Francisco while Shelby Miller (1-0) starts for Arizona.
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Arizona Diamondbacks
A.J. Pollock's defensive gem in center field to rob Aaron Hill of extra bases in the third inning was just as critical.
Ray pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning despite some control issues, Jake Lamb hit a bases-loaded triple and the Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Tuesday night.
"(Ray) gave us a quality outing," Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. "He's got a very aggressive fastball and when he locates that he can be very effective. He got in a great rhythm ... and he just started to really dial in."
Chris Iannetta added an RBI single, Pollock singled, scored and Yasmany Tomas added two hits for Arizona. The Diamondbacks won for the fourth time in six games against San Francisco.
Arizona improved to 7-2, matching its best start in franchise history.
Ray (1-0) settled in after pitching out of a pair of early jams and overcame matching his career high of five walks. He struck out eight and allowed four hits over 6 2/3 innings.
The left-hander also got some help from Pollock, who made a running catch on Hill's deep fly ball to center in the third, then slammed into the wall before quickly getting up to hold a runner at first.
"You take a couple good steps and think you might have a chance at it," Pollock said. "Then the last couple, it's decision time if you think you can make it or not. I just felt like I could have a chance at that ball and fortunate enough to catch it."
Fernando Rodney struck out pinch-hitter Brandon Crawford with the tying run at second to end the game. Rodney allowed two runs but earned his third save.
Eduardo Nunez had four hits and an RBI for San Francisco.
Lamb got to Jeff Samardzija (0-2) with his triple in the third to extend his hitting streak to eight games after the Giants starter gave up back-to-back singles and a one-out walk to load the bases. Gorkys Hernandez crashed into the center field wall chasing the ball, allowing all three runners to score easily.
"It was not an easy play," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "It looked like he had a shot there, he just didn't come with it and that was the difference in the game probably."
Samardzija allowed three runs over 6 2/3 innings with four walks and seven strikeouts.
PAYBACK?
Paul Goldschmidt was plunked by a 97 mph fastball from Samardzija in the first inning, one day after San Francisco catcher Buster Posey was hit in the head by a 94 mph fastball from Arizona's Taijuan Walker. Samardzija hit only one batter in 203 1/3 innings in 2016. Diamondbacks reliever Jorge De La Rosa hit pinch-hitter Conor Gillaspie with a pitch in the eighth.
MEDAL TIME
Crawford and closer Mark Melancon received their gold medals for being part of the US team that won the World Baseball Classic. Hitting coach Hensley Meulens, who managed the Netherlands, was also honored during the pregame ceremony.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Giants: Posey was placed on the seven-day disabled list with concussion symptoms before the game. Posey said he was feeling well but the Giants weren't taking any risks. "He's got some symptoms so we're being cautious," Bochy said. "You just have to be really careful about these things." ... Crawford was given a planned day off. Third baseman Nunez is scheduled be off Wednesday. ... Catcher Tim Federowicz had his contract purchased from Triple-A Sacramento to take Posey's spot, while RHP Clayton Blackburn was designated for assignment.
UP NEXT
The two teams meet for the seventh time in 11 days when they end the three-game series Wednesday. Matt Cain (0-0) tries to bounce back from his rough season debut for San Francisco while Shelby Miller (1-0) starts for Arizona.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Arizona - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for San Francisco | ARI | SF |
| Pollock flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb walked, Goldschmidt to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Tomás flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | SF |
| Hernández lined out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Belt struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Pence singled to shallow left. | 0 | 0 |
| Hill fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for San Francisco | ARI | SF |
| Drury flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Owings struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Iannetta struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | SF |
| Hundley grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Núñez reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Marrero walked, Núñez to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Panik walked, Núñez to third, Marrero to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Samardzija struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Hernández flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for San Francisco | ARI | SF |
| Ray singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Pollock singled to center, Ray to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Peralta struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt walked, Ray to third, Pollock to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Lamb tripled to deep center, Ray, Pollock and Goldschmidt scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Tomás grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Drury grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | SF |
| Belt grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Pence walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Hill lined out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Hundley singled to center, Pence to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Núñez grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for San Francisco | ARI | SF |
| Owings grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Iannetta walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Ray sacrificed to pitcher, Iannetta to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Pollock grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | SF |
| Marrero struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Panik flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Samardzija struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for San Francisco | ARI | SF |
| Peralta lined out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Lamb walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Tomás singled to center, Lamb to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Drury lined out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | SF |
| Hernández grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 0 |
| Belt popped out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Pence walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Hill struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for San Francisco | ARI | SF |
| Owings lined out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Iannetta struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Ray struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | SF |
| Hundley struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Núñez reached on infield single to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Marrero lined out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Panik lined out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for San Francisco | ARI | SF |
| Pollock grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Peralta grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Blach relieved Samardzija. | 3 | 0 |
| Lamb lined out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ray pitching for Arizona | ARI | SF |
| Federowicz hit for Blach. | 3 | 0 |
| Federowicz struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Hernández walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Belt struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Hoover relieved Ray. | 3 | 0 |
| Pence reached on infield single to second, Hernández to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Hill grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Pence out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Neil Ramirez pitching for San Francisco | ARI | SF |
| Ramírez relieved Blach. | 3 | 0 |
| Tomás doubled to deep left center. | 3 | 0 |
| Drury struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| Owings reached on infield single to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Iannetta singled to center, Tomás scored, Owings to third. | 4 | 0 |
| Descalso hit for Hoover. | 4 | 0 |
| Descalso struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| Pollock struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jorge De La Rosa pitching for Arizona | ARI | SF |
| De La Rosa relieved Hoover. | 4 | 0 |
| Hundley doubled to left. | 4 | 0 |
| Núñez reached on infield single to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| Marrero grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Núñez out at second, Hundley to third. | 4 | 0 |
| Panik doubled to right, Hundley scored. | 4 | 1 |
| Gillaspie hit for Ramírez. | 4 | 1 |
| Gillaspie hit by pitch. | 4 | 1 |
| Hernández struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Hunter Strickland pitching for San Francisco | ARI | SF |
| Strickland relieved Ramírez. | 4 | 1 |
| Peralta grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt struck out looking. | 4 | 1 |
| Lamb singled to deep right. | 4 | 1 |
| Tomás struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Arizona | ARI | SF |
| Rodney relieved De La Rosa. | 4 | 1 |
| Belt grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Pence walked. | 4 | 1 |
| Hill struck out looking. | 4 | 1 |
| Pence to second on fielder's indifference. | 4 | 1 |
| Hundley doubled to deep right, Pence scored. | 4 | 2 |
| Núñez singled to left, Hundley scored. | 4 | 3 |
| Crawford hit for Marrero. | 4 | 3 |
| Núñez stole second. | 4 | 3 |
| Crawford struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Arizona Diamondbacks
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollock CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .243 | .263 | .405 |
| Peralta RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .182 | .250 | .394 |
| Goldschmidt 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .303 | .425 | .576 |
| Lamb 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | .286 | .359 | .571 |
| Tomás LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .345 | .345 | .655 |
| Drury 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .357 | .379 | .464 |
| Owings SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .333 | .371 | .485 |
| Iannetta C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .167 | .286 | .167 |
| Ray P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
Hoover P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Descalso PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .250 | .357 | .250 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
Rodney P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 160 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for J Hoover in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Tomás (4, Ramírez) 3B: Lamb (1, Samardzija) RBI: Lamb 3 (10), Iannetta (1) S: Ray Diamondbacks RISP: 3-12 (Peralta 0-1, Lamb 1-1, Pollock 0-2, Iannetta 1-1, Tomás 0-2, Drury 0-3, Owings 1-1, Descalso 0-1) Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Owings-Drury-Goldschmidt). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | AT&T Park, San Francisco, CA |
| Attendance | 41,562 (99.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:18 |
| Weather | 59 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 16 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mark Carlson, First Base - CB Bucknor, Second Base - Manny Gonzalez, Third Base - Fieldin Culbreth |
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